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Ragsysmum

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  1. Personally for me, in dealing with osteo, amp is not an option - SugarBear's breeder taught me to ask myself, "am I keeping her alive for me or for her".

    My feelings exactly! Looking at the odds even shown in this small poll, I'm afraid I wouldn't put my dog through amputation in the hope of gaining just the few short extra weeks it generally seems to provide.

     

  2. Never used one so I can't really help but looking at the Bite Not collar site they seem to go off dogs weight so a greyhound would need a 6" or 7" for under or over the 70lb weight mark. Seems a funny way to work it out though thinking of the differing neck length and width of various breeds.

  3. Better a day too early than a day too late. Only you can know if the right time is now but whatever you decide it must be what is best and kindest for her, no matter what you would like for yourself. The last kind thing you can do for a much loved hound is to take the pain of setting her free so that she does not have to bear it a moment longer than necessary.

  4. If you thread/weave some tape in and out of the sock top about half an inch down and leave long ends, you can tie the sock on above the dogs wrist or ankle joint which saves messing with sticky tape, stays on really well (does for me anyway) and can be washed and re-used over the years as needed. Seems like a pain to bother maybe, but I find it much easier than putting tape on and pulling off again and doesn't bother the dog at all either..

  5. Could just be the heat affecting her appetite or making her feel a bit out of sorts.. Many dogs love to eat grass though....sometimes when their tummies are out of sorts when it can make them sick or settle them down again, but quite often just because they enjoy the new fresh shoots. I let mine eat a certain amount if they want to as long as I know it has not been sprayed with anything.

  6. Don't know what it is but it does look sore and you can quite imagine why she is wary of walking on that.

     

    How does the combination of epsom salts and bag balm work? If the salts harden the pads and the bag balm softens them, I'm not quite sure how the combination works, though I have seen these both recommended for corn treatment before.

  7. Don't suppose the recipe for her food has changed at all or includes more salt? If she drinks heavily mostly in the evening sometime after her main meal, I would think maybe the food is making her extra dry or thirsty. I certainly wouldn't ever restrict availablity of water though as she obviously feels she needs it for whatever reason you finally come up with.

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